Red Cross provides support to flood-affected families

Kathmandu, Sept. 26

Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) has provided food assistance to 2,000 affected families, while water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services have been provided to 2,200 households affected by the devastating Bhotekoshi floods occurred on August 26.

It has distributed 1,218 sets of non-food items (NFIs), 563 tarpaulins, 701 mattresses and 1,324 blankets to people affected by the floods in Rasuwa, and installed eighteen water tanks, with water distributed by tankers at locations where necessary, General Secretary of NRCS Rishi Raman Khanal stated in a statement on Saturday.

Similarly, 1,710 people from flood-affected communities have benefited from mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and psychological first aid (PFA). Through Red Cross Emergency Care Clinics (RCEC), 1,239 people have received necessary health check-ups, medicines and other essential services.

"To help locate people missing following the floods and restore family links, the NRCS has provided services and facilitation in 2,291 tracing-related cases. It has also provided 2,000 body bags to various security agencies of the Nepal Government for the management of deceased persons," read the statement.

To meet the immediate needs of flood-affected communities, multipurpose cash assistance has been provided to a total of 460 households - 198 in Dhading and 262 in Nuwakot.

The statement said 587 dignity kits and 1,087 hygiene kits had been distributed, while 1,189 children had received services through child-friendly spaces (CFS).

Under its information and assistance desk service, the Society has established assistance and information desks at 17 locations to provide information, necessary support and facilitation to affected communities. It has also developed information materials on early warning and safety messages and disseminated them through Red Cross social media platforms and radio.

According to NRCS Chairman Bishal Kumar Bhandari, the organisation plans to implement needs-based programmes in areas including housing, health, livelihoods, drinking water and sanitation, with a focus on supporting the priority areas identified by the government for the recovery and rehabilitation of affected families.

Immediately after the floods, the Nepal Red Cross Society activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and mobilised relevant district chapters and volunteers, he said. 

Published in The Rising Nepal on 27 September 2026.